Convention

At SIPA’s annual convention held in March in Columbia, South Carolina, students and advisers attend sessions taught by national award-winning instructors. They also compete in on-site competitions and enjoy social and networking opportunities with other students and advisers from the Southeast.

2025 SIPA Convention

Please join us in Columbia March 7-9, 2025, for the Southern Interscholastic Press Association Spring Convention.

Convention information and registration

2026 Convention

Save the date: March 6-8, 2026.

2024 SIPA Convention wrap-up

Program, on-site competition and individual awards – find out what programs won Scroggins: Best of South, Best of Show at SIPA, on-site competition awards and SIPA’s Best Visual Awards

SIPA’s Best Writing Contest Awards

2023 SIPA Convention wrap-up

Program and on-site competition awards – find out what programs won Scroggins: Best of South, Best of Show at SIPA and on-site competition awards
SIPA's Best Visual Contest awards - view all the winners
SIPA's Best Writing Contest awards - view all the winners
Download the convention program (pdf). Thanks to our sponsors Jostens and SNO!
Pre-convention workshops (pdf)

2022 SIPA Convention wrap-up

Program and on-site competition awards – find out what programs won Scroggins Awards: Best of South, Best of Show at SIPA and on-site competition awards
TOP (Team On-Site Production) competition – check out the packages produced by all teams on-site at the convention
SIPA's Best Visual Contest awards – view all the award winners
SIPA's Best Writing Contest awards – view all the award winners
Download the convention program (pdf) to find out what we did during SIPA 2022.